Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-18
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

| Policemen in Constantinople re-
ceive only six dollars month for their
| services,
The Celtic language is spoken by
GAO. 900 people in Ireland, $4,000 of
whom can speak no other.
The favorite pin and brooch of the
Partisan woman is ornamented with
one or several dogs heads.
Since the accident in the Theater
Comique, the provincial theaters in
France have had only empty galleries.
"A club has been started in Berlin
which has among its rules one which
| provides that no one shall be eligible
to membership unless he can converse
fiuently in at least one foreign Ian
guage.
The title of baron was formerly
the only one in the English language;
how it is the lowest. Its original
name was "vavasour," but the Saxons
changed it to "thane," and finally the
Normans gave it its present appella-
ton.
The cost of the British medical
army staff is f24O, 900 ayear, but, in
addition, there is an item of f2OO. 600
a year for pensions to retired doctors
and surgeons. The medical officers
retire from the service at forty five
years of age, and receive pensions for
the remainder of their days.
The government of Italy is abou
to undertake excavations on the site
of the ancient city Sybaris, so famous
for its luxury and splendor. Sybaris
was buried under the mud brought
down by an inundation nearly twenty
four hundred years ago, but it is be-
lieved that the ruins will be found
we'll preserved. N y Ledger.
The British tel egraph service,
which is part of the post-office, does
not pay expenses since the rate was
reduced to sixpence per message, or
about - cents. The deficit for the
past year was f223, 900 on working
expenses and e326. 900 for interest on
the working capital-in all $780, 900,
or SO, $50. 900.
The grosshopper plague is giving
serious trouble in Algeria this year.
The efforts made to destroy the eggs
have proved useless. In one district
so, 900 gallons have been collected and
burned. This represents the destruc-
ton of 1880, 900, 900 insects. Mature.
We'll may the people of France
stand aghast at the financial problem
they are called upon to solve. On the
1st of January, 1880, the public debt of
France amounted to Sc. 200, 900. 900, on
the 1st of February, 1887. it reached
$7,524, 100000. Thus in seven years
the debt has swelled to the tune of
81, 324, 600, 900 - an increase of such
fearful proportions as to justly create
alarm for the solvency of France
Public Opinion.
"A Jubilee" river is the latest dis
covery in New Guinea, where an Aus
tralian expedition in the Victory has
been making some valuable explora-
tons. The Victory found two large
streams-the Douglas, reached by
the so-called laird river" which is
only one of the mouths of the vast
Douglas. and still wider further east,
which the expedition duly christened
Jubilee" in honor Of the Queen.
Both rivers were explored for fully one
hundred miles, and five new tribes
were found. -Springfetd Times.
The total number of persons killed
by wild animals and venomous snakes
in the ten divisions of Bengal during
the official year 1886 was the high
est in the last five years, and amount
ed to II. 1923. AS is usual, nine-tenths
of these deaths were caused by snakes.
But of 1928 buffaloes, oxen, horses
and ponies destroyed in this manner,
only 81 were killed by snakes. These
annual returns do not take account of
sheep. goats, pigs and monkeys, the
destruction of which is very large. The
hyena is credited with the destruction
of 773 head of cattle. boston Budget.